Definition of
Fag
- (noun, artifact) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- (noun, person) offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- (verb, body) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
- (verb, social) work hard
Lexicographers drudge all day long - (verb, social) act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
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Synonyms of Fag
butt, cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, dig, drudge, fag out, faggot, fagot, fairy, fatigue, grind, jade, labor, labour, moil, nance, outwear, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer, tire, tire out, toil, travail, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary
Alternate forms of Fag
Hyponyms: beat, cubeb, cubeb cigarette, exhaust, filter-tipped cigarette, joint, marijuana cigarette, overfatigue, overtire, overweary, reefer, spliff, stick, tucker, tucker out, wash up
Hypernyms: assist, attend, attend to, do work, gay man, indispose, roll of tobacco, serve, shirtlifter, smoke, wait on, work
Origin of the word Fag
- "to droop, decline, tire," 1520s, apparently an alteration of flag in its verbal sense of "droop." Trans. sense of "to make (someone or something) fatigued" is first attested 1826. Related: Fagged. more
- British slang for "cigarette" (originally, especially, the butt of a smoked cigarette), 1888, probably from fag-end "extreme end, loose piece" (1613), from fag "loose piece" (1486), perhaps related to fag (v.). more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Fag
f.i.s.c., fabaceae, face, facia, faeces, fagaceae, fagus, fake, faq, fas, fasces, fascia, fauces, faux, favus, fawkes, fax, faze, fcc, fcs, feces, feijoa, fes, fescue, fess, fesse, fez, fiasco, fica, fice, fichu, ficus, fig, fig wax, fiji, fijis, fisa, fisc, fish, fish cake, fish hawk, fisheye, fishgig, fishhook, fishy, fives, fix
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